It's Alive

1974
PG
1h 31m

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5.8/10

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Body Horror Horror Sci-Fi

The Davises are expecting a baby, which turns out to be a monster with a nasty habit of killing people whenever it is scared. And it is easily scared.The Davises are expecting a baby, which turns out to be a monster with a nasty habit of killing people whenever it is scared. And it is easily scared.The Davises are expecting a baby, which turns out to be a monster with a nasty habit of killing people whenever it is scared. And it is easily scared.

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

9.2K

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

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John P. Ryan

Frank
(as John Ryan)

Sharon Farrell

Lenore

Andrew Duggan

The Professor

Guy Stockwell

Bob Clayton

James Dixon

Lt. Perkins

Michael Ansara

The Captain

Robert Emhardt

The Executive

William Wellman Jr.

Charley

Shamus Locke

The Doctor

Nancy Burnett

Nurse
(as Mary Nancy Burnett)

Patrick McAllister

Expectant Father
(as Patrick Macallister)

Daniel Holzman

Chris

Diana Hale

Secretary

Herbert Winters

Expectant Father
(as Gerald York)

Jerry Taft

Expectant Father

Gwil Richards

Expectant Father

W. Allen York

Expectant Father

Director
- Larry Cohen
Writer
- Larry Cohen
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Trivia
It's Alive (1974) was filmed and edited simultaneously with another Larry Cohen film, Hell Up in Harlem (1973), which was shot on the weekends during the production of It's Alive (1974). This means that many of the same cast and crew put in consecutive seven-day work weeks to create both of these films.

Goofs
At the end of the film when Frank is holding the baby in his arms, the cover accidentally reveals a patch of hair, revealing it to be a dog.

Quotes
Lieutenant Perkins: Hunting and killing babies doesn't seem to be my specialty.

Connections
Edited into It Lives Again (1978)

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Labor Pains

IT'S ALIVE (1974) ** John Ryan, Sharon Farrell, James Dixon, William Wellman, Jr., Daniel Holzman, Guy Stockwell, Michael Ansara. Cult horror classic conceived by filmmaker Larry Cohen with his signature low-budget aplomb probes many fears (pregnancy, parenthood, chemically enhanced polutions et al) when a loving family's latest offspring turns out to be a murderous monstrosity. Subjective camera angles and quick interspersed cuts of the 'infant' (created by a young Rick Baker, Future Oscar-winning MonsterMaker!) give a few good chills in this fairly middling, tongue-in-cheek genre flick.